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Mahagonny Ein Songspiel

a scenic cantata
scenic cantata
Product number: KWE 1003
Edition: Score and critical report
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Description

There is no dialogue or character development. The songs, considered in order, tell a skeletal story similar to that of the opera Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. As renowned Weill scholar David Drew writes, "The fleshpots of Mahagonny attract many visitors, but prove disappointing and expensive; God orders the inhabitants to hell, but they revolt, claiming they are there already" (Kurt Weill: A Handbook (U. of California Press, 1987), p. 171).

Orchestral Cast

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Content

I. Mahagonny-Song: ("Auf nach Mahagonny") Alabama-Song ("Oh, show us the way to the next whisky-bar") II. Mahagonny-Song ("Wer in Mahagonny blieb") Benares-Song ("There is no whisky in this town") III. Mahagonny-Song ("An einem grauen Vormittag") Finale ("Aber dieses ganze Mahagonny")

Cast

Charlie (tenor), Billy (tenor), Bobby (bass), Jimmy (bass), Jessie (soubrette), Bessie (soubrette)

More Information

Title:
Mahagonny Ein Songspiel
a scenic cantata
Edition:
Score and critical report
Publisher/Label:
European American Music Corporation
Year of composition:
1927
Duration:
25 ′
World Premiere:
July 17, 1927 · Baden-Baden (D)
Deutsches Kammermusikfest
Conductor: Ernst Mehlich

Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
KWE 1003
ISMN13:
979-0-60002-487-2
Weight:
2,46 kg
Delivery rights:
Distribution for USA: EAMDLLC

Performances

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  • Mahagonny Ein Songspiel
    Orchestra: University of Redlands
    January 16, 2018 | Redlands, CA (United States of America) , Frederic Loewe Performance Hall
  • Mahagonny Ein Songspiel
    Conductor: Ernst Mehlich
    July 17, 1927 | Baden-Baden (Germany) , Deutsches Kammermusikfest — World Premiere
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